by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Though my carriage be but careless
Language: English
Though my carriage be but careless, though my looks be of the sternest, yet my passions be compareless, when I love, I love in earnest. No, my wits are not so wild but a gentle soul may yoke me, nor my heart so hard compiled but it melts, if love provoke me.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Thomas Weelkes (1576 - 1623), "Though my carriage be but careless", published 1608 [three-part chorus a cappella], from the collection Ayres or Phantasticke Sprits for Three Voices, no. 9, Thomas Este, London [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2013-04-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 52